gandur

Icelandic

/ˈkantʏr/

noun
Definitions
  • a riding animal, an animal for riding
  • (archaic) a wolf, a dangerous beast
  • a magic staff

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse gandr (magic staff, stick, magic, monster, staff, magic wand) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gandaz (stick, staff) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (kill, strike, slay, beat, hit, drive).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷʰen-

Gloss

kill, strike, slay, beat, hit, drive

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

殺

Emoji

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